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Changan Automobile, Midea Group form strategic partnership
On January 21, Changan Automobile and Midea Group signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement at Midea's headquarters in Foshan, Guangdong. The partnership will focus on three key areas: core automotive components, intelligent manufacturing, and the “human–vehicle–home”smart ecosystem.
Leveraging Midea's full-stack capabilities in electromechanical technology, industrial automation, and AIoT, the collaboration aims to upgrade Changan's value chain from component supply and manufacturing to intelligent mobility ecosystems.
Under the agreement, the two sides will deepen cooperation in new energy vehicle (NEV) core components, with Midea's Welling Auto Parts providing technical and product strengths in thermal management systems, chassis actuators, motors, electronic controls, compressors, and thermal solutions.
They will also jointly promote intelligent manufacturing upgrades, expanding cooperation in enterprise digital management systems, AI agents, industrial robots and AGVs, flexible smart production lines, intelligent energy systems, and smart logistics.
FAW's Hongqi targets 550,000 vehicle sales in 2026
On January 22, FAW Group held the 2026 Hongqi Supply Chain Partner Conference in Changchun. The meeting revealed that FAW Group achieved 330.2 million vehicle sales in 2025, with operating revenue exceeding CNY 541.5 billion.
The Hongqi brand delivered particularly strong results, driven by synergies among its three sub-brands. Hongqi's annual sales in 2025 exceeded 460,000 units, marking eight consecutive years of growth, and making Hongqi the first Chinese luxury brand to surpass 2 million cumulative users.
FAW has set a 2026 total vehicle sales target of 3.546 million units, with Hongqi aiming to reach 550,000 units, and further targeting 1 million annual sales by 2028.
In parallel, Changchun's automotive industry is entering a new phase of expansion. Plans call for building a trillion-yuan automotive industry cluster, with new energy vehicle output exceeding 1.4 million units by 2030 and local core component sourcing rising to 60%.
China's EV charging ports surpasses 20 million units
According to data released by the China's National Energy Administration, China's total number of electric vehicle charging points reached 20.092 million units by the end of December 2025, representing a 49.7% year-on-year increase and surpassing the 20-million milestone.
Of the total, public charging points accounted for 4.717 million units (+31.9% YoY), while private charging points reached 15.375 million units (+56.2% YoY). China has now built the world's largest EV charging network, supporting the charging needs of over 40 million new energy vehicles.
China's charging infrastructure development in 2025 showed three key trends:
Faster scale expansion: It took 13 years (2006–2019) to reach 1 million charging points, five years to grow from 1 million to 10 million, and only 18 months to expand from 10 million to 20 million.
Higher charging efficiency: The nationwide average charging power per public charger rose to 46.5 kW, up 33% year-on-year, significantly improving user experience.
Broader coverage: A total of 71,500 chargers have been installed at highway service areas, covering over 98% nationwide, while 19 provinces have achieved full charging coverage at the township level.
